- Started out in the industry at Steve McQueen's publicist.
- Graduated from USC School of Cinema-Television (1953)
- Although good friends with Steve McQueen, Foster did not use the actor in McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) (Foster's first film). After that success, however, McQueen was cast in Foster's second film, The Getaway (1972).
- Father of Gary Foster, Tim Foster, and Greg Foster, a high-ranking executive at IMAX.
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